Pulp polyp

A pulp polyp, also known as chronic hyperplastic pulpitis, is a "productive" (i.e., growing) inflammation of dental pulp in which the development of granulation tissue is seen in response to persistent, low-grade mechanical irritation and bacterial invasion of the pulp.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Suresh K, Bajaj N, Nayak A, Chapi D, Patil S, Rani A (January 2015). "Pulp polyp-A periapical lesion: Radiographic observational study". Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology. 27 (1): 68. doi:10.4103/0972-1363.167085.
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